6(a), eff. May 17, 2005. (b) The terms of the 478th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. 1081 (H.B. Sec. The judge of the 198th District Court may alternate the drawing of grand juries with the judge of any other district court in each county within the judge's district and may order grand and petit juries to be drawn for any term of the judge's court as in the judge's judgment is necessary, by an order entered in the minutes of the court. (4) in Throckmorton County on the 12th and 23rd Mondays after the first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday in September. 446TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2000. (a) The 449th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. (a) The 19th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. U.S. 3(2), eff. All bonds executed and recognizances entered into in a transferring court shall bind the parties for their appearance or to fulfill the obligations of the bonds and recognizances at the terms of the court to which the transfer is made. 24.180. 1352 (S.B. (b) The 42nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 104th District Court in Taylor County. The 470th District Court shall hear family law matters. 1, eff. 372ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). Sec. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1997. Jan. 15, 2004. 221ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY). (a) The 56th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. (e) Section 24.108, relating to the 8th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 62nd District Court in Delta, Franklin, and Hopkins counties. (b) The 339th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. 1951), Sec. (b) The terms of the 156th District Court in each county begin on the first Mondays in January and July. (c) The criminal district courts in Dallas County have concurrent original misdemeanor jurisdiction with the county courts in Dallas County that have criminal jurisdiction. 297TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). 1. Sec. 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). 1182 (S.B. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1, eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. Sec. Sec. 24.480. Sec. (a) The 31st Judicial District is composed of Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, and Wheeler counties. Sec. 110TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRISCOE, DICKENS, FLOYD, AND MOTLEY COUNTIES). The 458th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. Sept. 1, 2003. (l) By a majority vote, the judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may jointly appoint not more than four grand jury bailiffs. (c) The terms of the 122nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). 1951), Sec. 24.026. See Page 1. 3.13(14), eff. 3153), Sec. (e) A criminal complaint may be presented to the grand jury of any district court in Webb County, and a resulting indictment may be returned to any other district court in Webb County with the appropriate criminal jurisdiction. (k) The judges of the courts that give preference to criminal cases may impanel special and general grand juries as needed or by agreement between the judges. 1951), Sec. (b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 210th District Court. Sept. 1, 1997. (b) The terms of the 106th District Court begin: (1) in Dawson County on the third Monday in February and the second Monday in September; (2) in Gaines County on the first Mondays in April and October; (3) in Garza County on the first Monday in March and the fourth Monday in September; and. (a) The 92nd Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 1, eff. 24.562. Sec. 5, eff. (3) "Reapportionment order" means an order adopted by the board that reapportions the judicial districts of the state. (b) The terms of the criminal district court no. (b) The 449th District Court shall give preference to juvenile matters. (a) The 406th Judicial District is composed of Webb County. 5, eff. If a county is removed from a judicial district and placed or left in more than one judicial district, the clerk shall transfer the cases and proceedings to the district court of the judicial district for that county having the lowest numerical designation. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.428. September 1, 2009. Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6. Aug. 30, 1993. 3 (H.B. 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). September 1, 2015. (b) The 289th District Court shall give primary preference to juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, and secondary preference to criminal cases. 1, eff. 1.07(a), eff. January 1, 2012. Sec. 24.596. 780, Sec. Sec. (a) The 32nd Judicial District is composed of Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan counties. Sept. 1, 2003. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. (a) The 276th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Marion, Morris, and Titus counties. May 14, 2007. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. The Commissioners Court of Jefferson County may provide suitable quarters in the subcourthouse in Port Arthur for a court while it sits in Port Arthur. 1306, Sec. 1, eff. 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JOHNSON AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES). Sec. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). (b) The 393rd District Court shall give preference to family law matters. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 29TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (PALO PINTO COUNTY). The judges of the district courts may equalize their dockets in all counties in which there are two or more district courts. 121, Sec. 1329), Sec. (b) The terms of the 32nd District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January, May, and September. The 211th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704, Sec. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 309TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 3rd Judicial District is composed of Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties. Sept. 1, 1987. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 2.05(a), eff. 361ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZOS COUNTY). 580 (S.B. 24.482. (b) The terms of the 78th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December. 480, Sec. Sept. 1, 1985. Sec. The 322nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 480, Sec. 1.36, eff. Sec. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 160th District Court. 128TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ORANGE COUNTY). Sec. January 1, 2021. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LIFENET, INC., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. Sec. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. 1352 (S.B. 2(h), eff. (c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 179th District Court. (a) If the regular judge of a family district court is absent or is for any cause disabled or disqualified from presiding, a retired judge of a special juvenile court or a domestic relations court may be appointed by the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the appointed judge resides to sit for the absent, disabled, or disqualified judge of a family district court within the geographic limits of the respective administrative judicial region. (a) The 424th Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties. Sec. (3) in Nueces County on the first Mondays in February and August. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 852 (H.B. 2, eff. 2, eff. (a) The 459th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. (a) Juries for special terms authorized by Section 24.014 shall be summoned in the manner provided by law for regular terms. 3481), Sec. The 397th Judicial District is composed of Grayson County. The jurors may be summoned to appear before the court at the time designated by the judge. OFFICERS OF COURT. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 4, eff. 24.472. 24.227. Sec. 302ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). May 17, 2005. 9(a), eff. (c) The 96th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. (b) The jurisdiction of the court of Judicial District 1-A is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. (a) The Criminal Judicial District No. (a) The 179th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Justice courts can also settle landlord/tenant disputes such as evictions and repairs. The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (a) The 40th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County. 24.392. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480, Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (2) in Tyler County on the first Mondays in June and December. (c) The judge, with the approval of the commissioners court, may appoint an official interpreter of the court in Nueces County who serves at the will of the judge. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1, eff. 1, eff. 3774), Sec. 1082 (H.B. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. (5) in San Patricio County on the second Mondays in April and October. 24.154. (a) The 297th Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County. 1575), Sec. 24.465. 251ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (a) The 88th Judicial District is composed of Hardin and Tyler counties. 24.617. The clerk of the transferring court shall certify the style and number of the case to the clerk of the receiving court and include the papers of the case with the certification. 855 (H.B. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. 7, eff. 3774), Sec. 1. (b) The jurisdiction of the 273rd District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the other district courts in Sabine, San Augustine, and Shelby counties. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (c) The 424th District Court has the same terms of court as the 33rd District Court. Sec. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. (a) The 102nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Red River counties. The 314th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 3153), Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 1, eff. Sec. The obligees in all bonds and recognizances taken in and for a court from which a case is transferred, and all witnesses summoned to appear in a court from which a case is transferred, are required to appear before the court to which a case is transferred as if originally required to appear before the court to which the transfer is made. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 3378), Sec. 1182 (S.B. 2, eff. 408TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 24.019. 24.435. June 19, 2009. 8.44(2), eff. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. Sept. 1, 1993. 24.409. 24.636. (b) The terms of the 9th District Court begin on the first Monday in January and the first Monday in July. 400TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). Indictments within each county may be returned to either court within that county. Sec. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. (b) The 408th District Court shall give preference to civil matters. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 148, Sec. Additional Phone: 972-434-8851 Directory. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. (d) Section 24.116, relating to the 15th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 59th District Court. (d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 412TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). 912 (S.B. 39(1), eff. 972-548-4415 (McKinney) 972-424-1460 ext. 704, Sec. 72 (H.B. 24.503. 1, eff. DALLAS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. 90, Sec. (a) Upon the suspension of a constitutional county judge by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct under Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may appoint a resident of the county to fill the office until the next term of that office or until the suspension ends, whichever event occurs first. (2) the books, minutes, records, and papers back to the clerk's office in the county seat at the end of each session. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24.582. 1342 (S.B. AGE QUALIFICATION OF JUDGES. 24.401. Sec. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. 24.540. Sec. 381ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (STARR COUNTY). Jan. 1, 2001. 2.03(a), eff. 107TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). September 1, 2017. 24.017. The judgment, order, or action of the district court is valid and binding as if the case were pending in the district court. (d) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Criminal District Court of Dallas County. 1059 (H.B. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 186th District Court. 18, eff. Sec. (b) The terms of the criminal district court begin on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January. (b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 131st District Court. 929 (H.B. (a) The 81st Judicial District is composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, LaSalle, and Wilson counties. 1189), Sec. 24.614. Sept. 1, 1985. 3774), Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. Sec. (d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction. 24.906. 370TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). Sec. The 159th Judicial District is composed of Angelina County. 704, Sec. 164TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 148, Sec. January 1, 2014. (a) The 142nd Judicial District is composed of Midland County. 6, eff. The 464th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County. 165 (H.B. Sec. 3, eff. (a) The 155th Judicial District is composed of Austin and Fayette counties. (b) The 204th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases. The terms are designated the January-July and July-January terms. (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County. 342ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (2) for which the sitting judge of the district court has not at the time of the agreement announced a candidacy or become a candidate in the upcoming election for that judicial office. The 190th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. 3153), Sec. PROCEEDINGS IN MULTICOUNTY DISTRICTS. Sec. 24.263. (a) The 410th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County. The 355th Judicial District is composed of Hood County. The board shall inform itself on all matters bearing on its duties. 154TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LAMB COUNTY). Sept. 1, 1985. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (c) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 107th District Court. (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County. 24.413. 4037), Sec. (a) The 387th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County. (b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 133rd District Court. (c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (a) The 181st Judicial District is composed of Potter and Randall counties. 24.408. 24.496. Sec. 24.622. (g) The officers serving the 276th District Court in Marion County shall also serve the 115th District Court in Marion County. 149, Sec. 358TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ECTOR COUNTY). 24.406. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing. (e) The court shall have a seal similar to the seal of a district court with "Criminal District Court of Jefferson County" engraved on the seal. (b) The terms of the 114th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July. The 267th Judicial District is composed of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties. 1306, Sec. Sec. (e) Section 24.123, relating to the 22nd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 207th District Court. The 483rd Judicial District is composed of Hays County. 24.248. 24.394. September 1, 2005. (d) The terms of the 83rd District Court begin on the second Monday in January and July. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 200TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 175TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (c) A grand jury may not be impaneled in the 89th District Court unless the judge of that court calls for a grand jury by special order on the minutes of the court. (c) The jurisdiction of the 276th District Court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of the 115th District Court in Marion County and with the 76th District Court in Camp, Morris, and Titus counties. Sec. 3774), Sec. 3 (H.B. (c) The terms of the 361st District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October. September 1, 2005. The 367th Judicial District is composed of Denton County. (b) The 251st District Court may hear and determine, in any county in the district convenient for the court, all preliminary or interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, in any case pending in any county in the district regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. Sec. 24.618. 142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MIDLAND COUNTY). 1, eff. 85, Sec. 24.641. 54TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Sept. 1, 1985. (a) The 408th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County. (a) The 72nd Judicial District is composed of Crosby and Lubbock counties. September 1, 2015. 1, eff. 40), Sec. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. September 1, 2013. 224TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). 217TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANGELINA COUNTY). 24.601. Sec. Sec. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). 934 (H.B. 1189), Sec. 24.462. (3) promote an informed and consistent court response to domestic violence cases to lessen the number of misdemeanors, felonies, and fatalities related to domestic violence in Harris County. Sec. 1103 (H.B. 24.920. Sec. (d) The Matagorda County district clerk shall keep one set of minutes in which the clerk shall record all judgments and orders of the 23rd and 130th district courts in Matagorda County. 24.120. (c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 134th District Court. 151ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 24.411. 24.126. 14, eff. 24.945. 24.360. 2230), Sec. January 1, 2007. Sept. 1, 1990. 12, eff. All grand and petit jurors selected in a county before a new district court is created or the composition of an existing district court is modified by an amendment to this chapter are considered to be selected for the new or modified district court, as applicable. 934 (H.B. To be eligible for the appointment, the retired judge must have voluntarily retired from office and must certify his willingness to serve. 480, Sec. 24.512. Jan. 1, 1998. Any of the judges may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other judges or courts. The receiving court need not receive the transcript of the transferred cause to have jurisdiction over the cause. Sec. 13, eff. Sec. 24.615. 24.122. 262ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Unless there is an objection filed by a party to the suit, the 251st District Court may hear, in any county in the district convenient for the court, any nonjury case pending in any county in the district, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters in which citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case was filed in the county in which the hearing is held. All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued in that court. September 1, 2015. 1, eff. Sec. 606 (S.B. October 1, 2022. 24.6006. September 1, 2009. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal Court: Maximum tort, contract, and real property dollar amount limit can increase to $3,000 if . EFFECT OF REAPPORTIONMENT. 451ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENDALL COUNTY). 24.642. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. (3) in Wilbarger County on the first Monday in January and the 11th, 22nd, and 41st Mondays after the first Monday in January. Each judge sitting in the court shall sign the minutes of the proceedings that were held before him. 635, Sec. (3) in Winkler County on the first Monday in March and the second Monday in September. (b) The terms of the 20th District Court begin on the third Mondays in January, May, and September. 24.125. 310TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may: (1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district; (2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district; (3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or. Sec. 657 (H.B. (c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 170th District Court. 3.13(16), eff. The judges of the courts may transfer any case on their dockets in Marion County with the consent of the judge to which the case is transferred. (a) The 125th Judicial District is composed of Harris County. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. (a) The 377th Judicial District is composed of Victoria County. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1.01(b), eff. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. 24.407. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352 (S.B. Sec. (b) If a county in which any part of the jurisdiction vested by general law in the county court has been transferred or made concurrent in a district court is removed by reapportionment under this subchapter from the judicial districts of all district courts having the county court jurisdiction, the board shall specify whether, after the effective date of the reapportionment order, the transferred county court jurisdiction is vested in the district court of the judicial districts in which the county is included under the reapportionment order or whether the transferred county court jurisdiction is revested in the county court. (b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters. 1, eff. 24.111. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. Original jurisdiction in felony criminal matters. Sec. 3153), Sec. (c) Section 24.490, relating to the 344th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 253rd District Court in Chambers County. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Court for the Del Rio Division shall be held at Del Rio. 1951), Sec. 1082 (H.B. 79), Sec. (a) The Dallas County Criminal Judicial District No. Sec. 252ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). (c) If a district judge in the county is sick or otherwise absent, another district judge in the county may hold court for the judge. (a) The 197th Judicial District is composed of Cameron and Willacy counties. (b) The 15th and 59th judicial districts have concurrent jurisdiction in Grayson County. 855 (H.B. Oct. 1, 1999. 4. (b) The judge may impanel grand and petit jurors as provided by law. Sec. 24.590. Jan. 1, 2001. 75 (S.B.
